Friday, August 19, 2011

Energy Boosting Stuffed Peppers



I want to start out be giving everyone a heads up about me and recipes...I never follow them, lol! I find them to be a good base or idea for a meal, but I just do my own thing when I cook. I rarely measure as well, but I can defiantly give you an idea of what the measurements should be if you ask!

I found this idea from the Kitchen Diva on Dr. Oz and thought it looked fantastic! Ingredients as follows:

3 bell peppers (red, orange, yellow)
1/2 lb ground turkey
dried minced onion and garlic (I use the Mc Cormick Grill Mates)
ground black pepper
seasoned salt
fresh spinach, stems removed
salsa
brown rice (about 1/2 cup)
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
shredded cheese

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 375

wash and half the peppers length wise, leaving the steams. Place in a medium sized oven safe dish, coat with evoo, cover with foil and bake for 20-25 mins.

while the peppers are cooking, coat a large skillet with evoo and brown the turkey. While browning, season w/ the garlic, onion, pepper, and seasoned salt to taste. Remove and drain the turkey and return it to the skillet, and then add the spinach. When it has cooked down, add the salsa (I probably used about a cup). Remove from heat and stir in the brown rice.

after removing the peppers from the oven, fill each with the ground turkey mixture, then top w/ the shredded cheese. I used cheddar, but anything that grabs your taste buds will work. I always tend to go heavy on cheese, because let's face it, cheese makes all things better! Cover with foil and put back in the oven another 20-25 mins.

when you remove them from the oven, let them rest about 5 mins and then enjoy! They were so good and filling! Even my meat and potatoes Hubs enjoyed them!

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